Bozal Castilla Reserva Mezcal

Fruit forward and earthy on the nose, with a slight sweetness on the palate and flavors of roasted agave, mocha, fresh mint, and pepper, finishing smooth with subtle smoke.

Bozal takes its name from the Spanish word for wild or untamed, a nod to the uncultivated agaves growing on steep, hard to reach hillsides in Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Durango. Castilla is a close cousin of Espadín that takes seven to nine years to mature, and this bottling comes from San Juan Bautista Jayacatlán, Oaxaca, near a river in the valley, where the terroir lends fruit forward character. It is made by the ancestral method, with natural wild fermentation and double distillation in direct fire clay pot stills.